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Westminster – Tracy Allison Addis Neal, 48, passed away on Thursday, May 20th, 2021 at her residence. Born in Oconee County, Tracy was the daughter of the late Ronald Wayne and Lois Ramey Addis and was of the Baptist Faith. Tracy is survived by her daughter, Taylor Sanford and husband Joseph; son, Zachary Bowie; aunts and uncles, James […]
Read moreMountain Rest – Matthew “Matt” Aaron Holloway, 29, passed away May 20th, 2021 at his residence. Born in Springfield, Missouri, he was the son of Teresa Crooks Belcher and husband Willie and Brian Campbell and wife Jill. Matt graduated from West Oak High School and was of the Pentecostal Holiness Faith and enjoyed racing, barbecuing, playing and listening to […]
Read moreFair Play – Randall “Tristan” Nation, 35, husband of Sarah Marie Younger Nation, passed away May 20th, 2021, at his residence. Born in Anderson County, he was the son of late Randy Roach and Karen Diane Nation Lecroy of Fair Play. Tristan was self-employed and worked in the tree service industry and was of the Baptist Faith. In […]
Read moreThe afternoon of June 2 in Seneca is being reserved for an accounting of what the county sewer authority is doing to bring itself back into the good graces of state regulators when it comes to overflows in the service area. That Wednesday afternoon, in a three-hour meeting, the Joint Regional Sewer Authority’s outside attorney and consultant are to explain […]
Read moreOver the weekend the state health agency reported test positivity below 2.5%. Yesterday’s was 2.4%; Saturday’s 2.3. Those results came from thousands of tests statewide. Other DHEC numbers for the 24-hour count that ended Friday night: 192 new confirmed cases, including four in Oconee. Statewide, there were 10 more deaths. For the count that ended the previous night, Thursday, there […]
Read moreA tip received enabled Oconee investigators on Thursday to arrest a man from the Pickens County town of Central on eight Oconee County charges. The sheriff’s office identified the arrested man was Jerrico Roshean Fruster and lists the following charges: second degree burglary; malicious injury to real property; assault and battery third degree; first degree burglary; pointing and presenting a […]
Read moreConfirmed new cases of COVID-19 on the report this afternoon from South Carolina DHEC: 281. Five were in Oconee County. Statewide, the virus is known to have caused two more deaths. Of 12,665 test results from the state, the new positivity was 3.7%. These numbers reflect data at the end of the day Wednesday.
Read moreHere is an announcement today from the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) : “The South Carolina Department of Education announced today it is seeking input from educational stakeholders and the public to inform the development of the state plan for use of $211,205,148 in funding received through the American Rescue Plan’s Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARP ESSER). […]
Read moreIn fast-growing Oconee and increasing vehicle traffic, where might the state locate the next set of traffic lights as a way to slow traffic and enhance safety? According to what Sam Dickson of Westminster said yesterday, it could well be on Wells Highway in front of the large Borg Warner manufacturing plant. Dickson chairs the county’s state “C” Fund Committee […]
Read moreVolunteers will assemble tomorrow morning for the Second Annual “Team Up to Clean Up” in the Utica Community near Seneca. Everyone who would like to pitch in to help beautify a former mill village hit hard by last year’s EF3 tornado is invited to assemble at 8 o’clock in the morning at the Ann Hope United Methodist Church. The cleanup […]
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